Orla Conlon
@heneghano.bsky.social
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Crimes against humanity!
Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Crimes against humanity!
Why we need and support Art in all its forms.
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Why we need and support Art in all its forms.
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“Please welcome to the Late Show YouTube page, Representative James Talarico.” youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 6:41 AM
“Please welcome to the Late Show YouTube page, Representative James Talarico.” youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
If you’ve an interest in medieval Ireland then this lecture might be for you. Registration is free.
Our next seminar on Monday 23 Feb. will be Dr Paddy Gleeson (QUB) speaking on 'Landscapes of kingship: governance, rule and territory in early medieval Ireland'. All welcome in-person / online www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
February 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
If you’ve an interest in medieval Ireland then this lecture might be for you. Registration is free.
Great explainer of The Equal Time rule / #FCC debacle.
As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates.
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Great explainer of The Equal Time rule / #FCC debacle.
Required viewing. Stephen Colbert should do more “interviews” like this. There’s entertainment in resistance.
Kudos to Stephen Colbert for speaking out on CBS barring him from interviewing Senate candidate James Talarico due to threats from the FCC. Shows how FCC Chair doesn't need to actually do anything to get his way - the threats are enough to limit speech. WATCH: loom.ly/xhTty-k
February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Required viewing. Stephen Colbert should do more “interviews” like this. There’s entertainment in resistance.
Major Corporations who support these racist fools can afford to lose some of us as customers but not ALL of us. I’m sure their algorithms are having a meltdown right now.
#StPatricksDayParade A celebration of what it means to be #American Racists are not welcome
#resist
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#StPatricksDayParade A celebration of what it means to be #American Racists are not welcome
#resist
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1. Major corporations — including General Motors, State Farm, JPMorgan Chase, Delta, and Microsoft — are bankrolling a political ad from Senate candidate Andy Barr featuring a white nationalist slogan.
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Major Corporations who support these racist fools can afford to lose some of us as customers but not ALL of us. I’m sure their algorithms are having a meltdown right now.
#StPatricksDayParade A celebration of what it means to be #American Racists are not welcome
#resist
#deleteandunsubscribe
#StPatricksDayParade A celebration of what it means to be #American Racists are not welcome
#resist
#deleteandunsubscribe
Can this be done?
February 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Can this be done?
Once again, the properties of these bros/inheritors have stories to tell.
UPDATE: “Don Huffines, a former Republican Texas senator who is now campaigning to become the state’s comptroller, bought disgraced Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico after the child sex trafficker and molester died.”
(his son works at the White House)
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/d...
(his son works at the White House)
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/d...
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Once again, the properties of these bros/inheritors have stories to tell.
The properties of these weirdos have stories to tell!
UTAH - Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Johnson arrested for allegedly “waterboarding” a teen girl for not cleaning her room.
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
February 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The properties of these weirdos have stories to tell!
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The efforts that Putin and Trump are making to profit from the suffering and deaths of the Ukrainian people are a historic mistake and a corruption of the highest order.
February 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The efforts that Putin and Trump are making to profit from the suffering and deaths of the Ukrainian people are a historic mistake and a corruption of the highest order.
#SixNationsRugby thoroughly enjoyable game Ireland v Italy. Kudos to referee, Hollie Davidson. Italy played a blinder. Thankfully, Ireland Abú
Viewing from US via Peacock. #IceOut #resist
Viewing from US via Peacock. #IceOut #resist
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
#SixNationsRugby thoroughly enjoyable game Ireland v Italy. Kudos to referee, Hollie Davidson. Italy played a blinder. Thankfully, Ireland Abú
Viewing from US via Peacock. #IceOut #resist
Viewing from US via Peacock. #IceOut #resist
Kicking off a morning of The fields of athenry, and Zombie. When you know, you know. #SixNations
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Kicking off a morning of The fields of athenry, and Zombie. When you know, you know. #SixNations
Keep this in mind as you eat your corned beef & cabbage (not an Irish meal by the way) and shroud yourselves in green on St. Patrick’s day. March 17th should be a day of reckoning for all of us Irish Americans. We’re Paddy’s not Patsy!
“A modern-day concentration camp”
Seamus Culleton, an Irishman still detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 5 MONTHS (making private prisons rich), here LEGALLY for two decades, married to a citizen— describes horrific conditions: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Seamus Culleton, an Irishman still detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 5 MONTHS (making private prisons rich), here LEGALLY for two decades, married to a citizen— describes horrific conditions: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
February 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Keep this in mind as you eat your corned beef & cabbage (not an Irish meal by the way) and shroud yourselves in green on St. Patrick’s day. March 17th should be a day of reckoning for all of us Irish Americans. We’re Paddy’s not Patsy!
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UPDATE: This plane landed in Cairo and is now headed back to Shannon.
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
UPDATE: This plane landed in Cairo and is now headed back to Shannon.
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Can this happen in US @raskin.house.gov
The Council of Europe suspends the parliamentary immunity of Thorbjørn Jagland so that a Norwegian criminal probe into his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein and other co-conspirators can commence. www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/lnV...
Den norske ambassadøren om det unike vedtaket: – Ingen god følelse å sitte i den norske stolen nå
STRASBOURG: Norges ambassadør beskriver dagens vedtak som unikt i Europarådets historie.
www.aftenposten.no
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Can this happen in US @raskin.house.gov
One featured message: “President Trump and America First leaders are restoring election integrity and protecting the voice of every legal citizen.” The idea that election integrity needs to be “restored” is based on the conspiracy theory, promoted by Trump, that the 2020 election was stolen.
1. Internal documents reveal that Freedom 250, which purports to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is a vehicle to promote Trump and "America First" propaganda, including election conspiracies
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations bankroll "America First" propaganda
Mastercard, Deloitte, and ExxonMobil are spending millions to promote events supporting Trump and his divisive political agenda.
popular.info
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
One featured message: “President Trump and America First leaders are restoring election integrity and protecting the voice of every legal citizen.” The idea that election integrity needs to be “restored” is based on the conspiracy theory, promoted by Trump, that the 2020 election was stolen.
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🎉 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
Find out more about CERN’s #WomenInScience2026, where we feature six scientists: home.cern/news/news/kn...
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
Find out more about CERN’s #WomenInScience2026, where we feature six scientists: home.cern/news/news/kn...
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🎉 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
Find out more about CERN’s #WomenInScience2026, where we feature six scientists: home.cern/news/news/kn...
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
Find out more about CERN’s #WomenInScience2026, where we feature six scientists: home.cern/news/news/kn...
@pkrugman.bsky.social pulls no punches in this morning’s newsletter.
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The Banality of MAGA Evil
Instead of criminal masterminds we got amoral, stupid grifters like Howard Lutnick
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
@pkrugman.bsky.social pulls no punches in this morning’s newsletter.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya was the first woman to:
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya was the first woman to:
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
As we protest and push every legal lever we have over here, seeing other countries turn a blind eye is deeply disappointing. 🍀 🇺🇸 ⚖️
#resist
@simonharrisireland.bsky.social @irldeptdefence.bsky.social
As we protest and push every legal lever we have over here, seeing other countries turn a blind eye is deeply disappointing. 🍀 🇺🇸 ⚖️
#resist
@simonharrisireland.bsky.social @irldeptdefence.bsky.social
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
As we protest and push every legal lever we have over here, seeing other countries turn a blind eye is deeply disappointing. 🍀 🇺🇸 ⚖️
#resist
@simonharrisireland.bsky.social @irldeptdefence.bsky.social
As we protest and push every legal lever we have over here, seeing other countries turn a blind eye is deeply disappointing. 🍀 🇺🇸 ⚖️
#resist
@simonharrisireland.bsky.social @irldeptdefence.bsky.social
#HunterHess for the win!
This is what Hess said: “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now. I think it’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US.”
February 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM
#HunterHess for the win!
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New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
open.spotify.com/episode/3Am7...
US media may be hiding and ignoring public inquiries but European outlets are not shrinking. @rteradio1.bsky.social
Give Brendan O’Connors Newspaper a listen every Sunday.
US media may be hiding and ignoring public inquiries but European outlets are not shrinking. @rteradio1.bsky.social
Give Brendan O’Connors Newspaper a listen every Sunday.
The Newspaper Panel
open.spotify.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
open.spotify.com/episode/3Am7...
US media may be hiding and ignoring public inquiries but European outlets are not shrinking. @rteradio1.bsky.social
Give Brendan O’Connors Newspaper a listen every Sunday.
US media may be hiding and ignoring public inquiries but European outlets are not shrinking. @rteradio1.bsky.social
Give Brendan O’Connors Newspaper a listen every Sunday.
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/t...
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @news.rte.ie @thebulwark.com @thetnholler.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social
An amazing resource for school kids vanishes at whim of the ignorant.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @news.rte.ie @thebulwark.com @thetnholler.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social
An amazing resource for school kids vanishes at whim of the ignorant.
The CIA Erased The World Factbook With No Warning… And Told Everyone To ‘Stay Curious’
For over half a century, the CIA’s World Factbook has been one of the most quietly useful things the federal government has ever produced. A comprehensive, regularly updated, freely available…
www.techdirt.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/t...
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @news.rte.ie @thebulwark.com @thetnholler.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social
An amazing resource for school kids vanishes at whim of the ignorant.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @news.rte.ie @thebulwark.com @thetnholler.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social
An amazing resource for school kids vanishes at whim of the ignorant.